N e r V Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 I already tried contacting him just to verify who the seller of the two books were. He read the message and left the conversation without a response. If someone asked me who I bought books from I wouldn't have a problem letting them know what I could of the seller. His silence kind of confirms to me he is aware of the books status. I won't go into details but the suspected thief is someone I know so there's a level of betrayal of trust involved beyond the monetary loss. Losing the number of suspected books I think are gone is certainly a large setback in my collecting but the loss of trust is something I can't ever put a figure on. I posted all this on the boards though since the one in possession of the books is a board member and if by any chance they weren't aware the books are stolen the posts here now make it very clear along with the facts that I can back up ownership of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bounty_coder Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 20 minutes ago, N e r V said: I already tried contacting him just to verify who the seller of the two books were. He read the message and left the conversation without a response. If someone asked me who I bought books from I wouldn't have a problem letting them know what I could of the seller. His silence kind of confirms to me he is aware of the books status. I won't go into details but the suspected thief is someone I know so there's a level of betrayal of trust involved beyond the monetary loss. Losing the number of suspected books I think are gone is certainly a large setback in my collecting but the loss of trust is something I can't ever put a figure on. I posted all this on the boards though since the one in possession of the books is a board member and if by any chance they weren't aware the books are stolen the posts here now make it very clear along with the facts that I can back up ownership of them. Damn brother I hope this ends smoothly on the comics side of things. Sorry to hear about your betrayal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypinkblu Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 5 hours ago, N e r V said: I already tried contacting him just to verify who the seller of the two books were. He read the message and left the conversation without a response. If someone asked me who I bought books from I wouldn't have a problem letting them know what I could of the seller. His silence kind of confirms to me he is aware of the books status. I won't go into details but the suspected thief is someone I know so there's a level of betrayal of trust involved beyond the monetary loss. Losing the number of suspected books I think are gone is certainly a large setback in my collecting but the loss of trust is something I can't ever put a figure on. I posted all this on the boards though since the one in possession of the books is a board member and if by any chance they weren't aware the books are stolen the posts here now make it very clear along with the facts that I can back up ownership of them. I hope you filed a police report. If the "board member" won't talk to you, the police should now have enough information to contact him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Definitely file a police report real soon. Best of luck getting the books back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics181 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 As others said file a police report, and so sorry to hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 14 hours ago, N e r V said: I already tried contacting him just to verify who the seller of the two books were. He read the message and left the conversation without a response. If someone asked me who I bought books from I wouldn't have a problem letting them know what I could of the seller. His silence kind of confirms to me he is aware of the books status. I won't go into details but the suspected thief is someone I know so there's a level of betrayal of trust involved beyond the monetary loss. Losing the number of suspected books I think are gone is certainly a large setback in my collecting but the loss of trust is something I can't ever put a figure on. I posted all this on the boards though since the one in possession of the books is a board member and if by any chance they weren't aware the books are stolen the posts here now make it very clear along with the facts that I can back up ownership of them. Damn! Really sorry to hear this. If you think it would be helpful, do you want to post which other books were taken so we can be on the lookout for them? Gregd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Nerv, let me echo filing a police report - should be a felony based on the value of items stolen, having law enforcement involved can leverage the perpetrator and hopefully you'll get your books back. Please share with us as much info as you feel comfortable doing so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFifthHorseman Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, sacentaur said: Please share with us as much info as you feel comfortable doing so... Perhaps a general idea as to region if you're not comfortable sharing your town/city - Northeast, Southwest, Midwest, etc. Also can we get an IP address on this 'Dreamtoreal1' character? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 1 minute ago, TheFifthHorseman said: Perhaps a general idea as to region if you're not comfortable sharing your town/city - Northeast, Southwest, Midwest, etc. Also can we get an IP address on this 'Dreamtoreal1' character? Curious- does this Dreamtoreal character qualify for the HOS if it's found that he knowingly purchased stolen comics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 A police report is also essential for authorities to seize the books (if the situation happens to resolve that way). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 13 minutes ago, bronze johnny said: Curious- does this Dreamtoreal character qualify for the HOS if it's found that he knowingly purchased stolen comics? You would certainly think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 8 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: You would certainly think so. My next question is whether the Mods will ban someone for this type of act? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 9 minutes ago, bronze johnny said: My next question is whether the Mods will ban someone for this type of act? I would hope so if it's proven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 32 minutes ago, bronze johnny said: Curious- does this Dreamtoreal character qualify for the HOS if it's found that he knowingly purchased stolen comics? He's new.... he may not be sure whether or not he's being hustled himself...... it seems unlikely he would have posted them here had he known..... real bummer, Brett's one of my buddies and I, too, thought it was only heisted scans at first. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 21 minutes ago, sacentaur said: A police report is also essential for authorities to seize the books (if the situation happens to resolve that way). Isn't it a bit hard if they are in different states? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 1 minute ago, Robot Man said: Isn't it a bit hard if they are in different states? Without a report yes, but with a report much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, sacentaur said: Without a report yes, but with a report much easier. Then file a report by all means. If that doesn't work I know some guys in a club with chapters all over the US... ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 5 minutes ago, jimjum12 said: He's new.... he may not be sure whether or not he's being hustled himself...... it seems unlikely he would have posted them here had he known..... real bummer, Brett's one of my buddies and I, too, thought it was only heisted scans at first. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Not answering my question- I'm just trying to find out what the policy is here and whether he would be banned by the mods if he knowingly purchased stolen books - not saying whether he did or didn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFifthHorseman Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 (edited) We definitely don't want to break our legs jumping to conclusions here but... It seems that if dreamtoreal1 WAS NOT aware these were stolen at time of purchase, he would now be assisting in every way possible to help in this investigation. I could be wrong though. Edited July 8, 2017 by TheFifthHorseman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 1 hour ago, bronze johnny said: Not answering my question- I'm just trying to find out what the policy is here and whether he would be banned by the mods if he knowingly purchased stolen books - not saying whether he did or didn't I don't recall this situation coming up before, but I would imagine if it were proven that a board member was trafficking in stolen books, he would be banned. Only the mods would be able to say, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
